TWiV 490: Shave ice and giant viruses

From the TWiV team, human cowpox infection possibly acquired from a pet cat, and a new giant mimivirus of green algae with genes encoding enzymes of fermentation. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Dickson Despommier , Rich Condit , and Kathy Spindler Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode ASM Microbe 2018 ASV Job Site revamped Support Viruses & Cells Gordon Conference Faculty positions at Icahn School of Medicine Dick Courtney obit Human cowpox infection (NEJM) Mimivirus encodes fermentation genes (Virology) Letters read on TWiV 490 Weekly Science Picks Kathy - Landscapes that look like another world (but they are from Spain) Rich - Brighton Collaboration ; Viral Vector Vaccines Safety Working Group (V3SWG) ( Chen & DeStefano: Vaccine adverse events: causal or coincidental? ) Dickson - Clouds of Jupiter and EBNA2 and autoimmunity Vincent - More than one-third of graduate students report being depressed ( original article ) Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees . Send your virology questions and comments to [email protected]